khơi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "khoi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˧˧]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “These two senses are most likely related "open sea" ~ "far away".”)

Noun

khơi • (洃, 𣾺, 𤁔)

part of the sea away from the shores; the main sea; open sea; high seas
Antonym: lộng

Adjective

khơi • (𣾺)

far
- 1870, 黎吳吉 [Lê Ngô Cát], 范廷碎 [Phạm Đình Toái], 大南國史演歌 [Đại Nam quốc sử diễn ca, Narrative Song of the National History of Đại Nam]‎^[1], page 18b:
  賖𣾺外准邉陲
  闍婆賊𤞦𢵋皮紛争
  Xa khơi ngoài chốn biên thuỳ,
  Đồ Bà giặc mọi đua bề phân tranh.
  Far away beyond the borderlands,
  Javanese bandits and barbarians competed and engaged in conflicts.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 開 (SV: khai). Doublet of khai and khui. Compare also khươi.

Verb

khơi • (開, 𢵱)

to remind of something
to dredge

Derived terms